Re: The Corporation (was Re: CG: Ligatures etc)
John F. Sowa wrote:
> Rich and Jay,
>
> I received an offline note, which recommended a review
> that was published in the _Economist_, a well respected
> British news magazine, which is staffed with experts in
> economics on all sides of the political fences:
>
> http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=2647328
> Face value | The lunatic you work for | Economist.com
A far more balanced account than the previous two URLs.
-Rich
> Their final paragraph is very important: both governments
> and corporations can be very good or very bad. That's not
> surprising since they're both human.
>
> Our best hope is to maintain checks and balances so that the
> governments, corporations, journalists, labor unions, churches,
> universities, etc., etc., all keep watch on one another and
> maintain a balance of forces.
>
> What worries me most is that Eisenhower's worst fears are
> coming to pass: the military-industrial complex bought the
> government -- lock, stock, and barrel. If that is allowed
> to continue, all checks and balances are destroyed.
>
> John